March 11th and 12th Springfield Regional Opera presents an opera you can’t refuse! It’s an updated version of Donizetti’s comic masterpiece “Don Pasquale.” “The Don” is a wealthy older man who decides to teach his lecherous nephew a lesson, but is then tricked by his friend into unwittingly agreeing to marry Norina, who is also the love of his nephew’s life AND the sister of Pasquale's friend. Hijinks ensue as the sham marriage is embraced and everyone turns “The Don’s” Italian restaurant, and life, upside down to teach him a lesson. “Don Pasquale” will be in sung in Italian with English supertitles, starring bass-baritone Ben Wager (pictured in the poster accompanying this story), tenor John Irvin, soprano Tara Stafford-Spyres, and bass-baritone Richard Todd Payne, with musical direction by Christopher Koch and stage direction by Sean Spyres. Performances are Saturday march 11 at 7:30pm and Sunday the 12th at 2:30pm at the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East. Tickets range from $25
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